Falls Prevention in Acute Care Hospital
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Falls
- Registration Number
- NCT01054287
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a multifactorial falls prevention program in an acute internal medicine ward.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- all patients admitted to internal medicine ward
Exclusion Criteria
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method falls rate 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Service of internal medicine, CHUV
🇨🇭Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Service of internal medicine, CHUV🇨🇭Lausanne, Vaud, SwitzerlandStephane Rochat, MDSub InvestigatorGerard Waeber, MDPrincipal Investigator